The first Honor Roll dedication was held in the summer of 1945 honoring the World War II veterans. It was really a big event. The long war was over and Vets were beginning to come home. Back then everybody in Eolia knew everybody in Eolia so most of the Vets were either a family member or a personal friend.
The structure was made of concrete with strips of wood inlaid. The names were painted on narrow strips of wood that were attached to the inlaid wood. It was not very durable, not like the metal or the engraved marble memorials of today. (courtesy of Jack Troutner).
In March 2023, Grow with Eolia approached the Eolia Board of Trustees to request an area of the park to construct a new Veteran's Memorial. On May 27, 2023, the first signs were hung during a special dedication ceremony. Several dedications have followed and as of August 2026 there are 195 names proudly displayed.
Signs may be purchased by contacting Lynn Reuther at 636-262-9000. Must be current or former Eolia resident or immediate surrounding communities.
Dedication ceremonies are held in May and the Saturday before Veteran's Day.
We owe our freedom and way of life to the brave men and women who served in our armed forces. Today and every day, we offer our deepest gratitude to all Veterans. To the men and women of Eolia, thank you for your service.
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Branch | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFC | Roland (T.D.) | Akers | U.S. Army | 1948-1952 |
| MM3 | Tom | Akers | U.S. Navy | 1973-1976 |
| PVT | Benjamin | Anderson | U.S. Army | 1918-1919 |
| SGT E5 | Billy | Anderson | U.S. Marines | 1974-1980 |
| W01 | Donald | Anderson | U.S. Army | 1943-1946 |
| SSGT | Jack | Anderson | U.S. Air Force | 2009-2018 |
| SSGT | Jill | Anderson | U.S. Air Force | 2010-2020 |
| SSGT | Virgil M. | Anderson | U.S. Army AF | 1943-1945 POW |
| TECH | Ed N. | Ashby | U.S. Army | WW II |
| PFC | JD | Bailey II | U.S. Army | 1942-1944 |
| CPT | John D. | Bailey IV | U.S. Army | 1969-1974 |
| SSGT ES | Jacob | Baker | U.S. Air Force | 2000-2007 |
| PFC | Herbert J. | Bange | U.S. Army | 1960-1961 |
| PV2 | Thomas C. | Bazan | U.S. Army | 2023 - Present |
| CMM | Thomas | Beauchamp | U.S. Navy | WW II |
| PVT | Curtis A. | Biggs | USMC-11 | 1978-1981 |
| E6 | Bill | Black | U.S. Navy | 1943-1945 |
| SC3C | Dana P. | Blackwell | U.S. Navy | 1944-1946 |
| CPL | Donald J. | Blackwell | U.S. Navy | 1944-1946 |
| SPS | William N. | Blakey | U.S. Army | 1966-1968 |
| E3 | Anthony | Brown | U.S. Marines | 1983-1987 |
| E4 | Kermit | Brown | U.S. Army NG | 1963-1971 |
| SGT | V. E. Gene | Brown | U.S. Army | 1957-1959 |
| CPL | William | Brown | U.S. Army | WW I |
| SSGT E5 | David | Buchholz | U.S. Air Force | 1972-1978 |
| SP4 | James | Burbridge | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| PFC | John | Burbridge | U.S. Army | WW II |
| SPEC | Storm | Campbell | U.S. Army NG | 2020-Present |
| INF | Mackey | Carson | U.S. Aiiny | 1918-1919 |
| SPC4 | Benjamin | Cobb | U.S. Army | 2005-2014 |
| CPL | Caleb | Cobb | U.S. Army | 2109-Present |
| CPL | James E. | Cobb | U.S. Army | WW II |
| SFC | Alfred D. | Colbert | U.S. Army | 1944-46; 1950-51 |
| CPL | Clem M. | Colbert | U.S. Army | 1943-1946 |
| E4 | Donald E. | Colbert | U.S. Army | 1969-1971 |
| PVT | Marion | Colbert | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| E3 | Robert | Conrad | U.S. Navy Res. | 1951-1953 |
| PFC | Mahlon | Coose | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| LTC | Alonzo L. | Coose Jr. | U.S. Army Inf. | Vietnam |
| SGT | Barry | Coose Jr. | U.S. Army | Vietnam |
| SPCS | Frank P. | Dawson Jr. | U.S. Army | 1961-1964 |
| SGT E4 | Doug | Dillon | U.S. Air Force | 1981-1985 |
| A2C | Harry | Dillon | U.S. Air Force | 1951-1955 |
| Robert | Douglas | U.S.N.R | 1965-1967 | |
| SPEC ES | Terry | Eivins | U.S. Army | 1969-1970 |
| CPL | W. Edward | Elliott | U.S. Army | 1943-1946 |
| E8 | Herbert | Everett | USAF | 1962-1989 |
| H.N. | Brian J. | Fink | U.S. Navy | 2011-2016 |
| SP4 | Charles | Finnerty | U.S. Army Reserves | 1958-1964 |
| CPL | William | Finnerty | U.S. Army | 1952-1954 |
| E4 | David | Gerstner | U.S. Navy | 1952-1961 |
| CPL | Delbert | Govero | U.S. Army | 1953-1955 |
| E4 | William | Govero | U.S. Army | 1974-1979 |
| TEC 5 | Cecil | Graham | U.S. Army | 1943-1945 |
| PVC | Charles | Graham | U.S. Army Inf. | 1943-1946 |
| CPL | James J. | Graham II | U.S. Army | WW II |
| PVT | James J. | Graham | U.S. Army | WW I |
| E4 | James E. | Grimes | U.S. Navy/USNR | 1966-1972 |
| AM1 | Clinton | Grimes | U.S. Navy | 1940-1945 |
| AT3 | Thomas | Grimes Jr. | U.S. Navy | 1952-1954 |
| Benny Mac | Hall | U.S. Army Res. | 1962-1968 | |
| SGT | Eugene | Hall | U.S. Army | 1952-1954 |
| SSGT | Virgil H. | Hamilton | U.S. Army | 1941-1946 |
| EN3 | James | Harrelson | U.S. Navy | 1963-1966 |
| ADAN | Alice M. | Harrier | U.S. Navy | 2024 - Present |
| PFC | Hurshel | Harrison Sr. | Army 101st AB | 1943-1947 |
| LTC | Chester | Harvey | U.S. Army | 1957-2000 |
| SFC | William | Hasting | U.S. Navy WW II | Army-Korean-Vietnam |
| SP4 | Ronald E. | Haverich | U.S. Army | 1971-1973 |
| CPL | Charles | Henley | U.S. Army | 1953-1954 |
| SGT | Benjamin | Heuer | U.S. Marines | 1998-2003 |
| PHM3C | Edwin | Hickerson | U.S. Navy/USMC | 1943-1945 KIA |
| SPC | Aaron | Hollocher | U.S. Army | 2021-2027 |
| SGT | Kenneth | Hollocher | U.S. Army Air Force | 1942-1944 |
| E7 GYSG1 | Andrew | Holt | USMC | 2009 - Present |
| PFC | John | Hood | U.S. Army | 1951-1952 |
| SP4 | Michael | Hunter | U.S. Army | 1970-1971 KIA |
| SPC | Brendan | Hurd | U.S. Army | 2018-2022 |
| E6 | Jim | lily | U.S. Air Force | AF, AFR, CGR |
| CPL | Henry | Irvine | U.S. Army | 1952-1954 |
| SPEC | Jeremy | Jennewein | U.S. ArmyNG | 2017-2023 |
| CPL | Bobby P. | Jensen | U.S. Army | 1951-1954 |
| PFC | Billy G. | Johnson | U.S. Army | WW II |
| CW03 | David | Johnson | U.S. Navy | 1974-1995 |
| PVT | Homer C. | Johnson | U.S. Army | WW II |
| CPL | Marion D. | Johnson | U.S. Army | Korean |
| SGT | Robert E. | Johnson | U.S. Army | 1941-1946 |
| SGT | Samuel D. | Johnson | U.S. Army | 1982-1991 |
| PFC | William | Lagemann | U.S. Army | 1972-1973 |
| EM3 | W. Harold | Lamme | U.S. Navy | 1966-1969 |
| PFC | John E. | Leake | U.S. Army | Korean |
| AIC | Edward | Leith | USAF | 1954-1958 |
| SSG | Andrew D. | Madden | U.S. Army AF | 1969-1979 |
| PVT | Robert A. | Madden | U.S. Army | 1942-1945 |
| SSGT | Warren | Magruder | U.S. Army | 1944-1946 |
| SPEC4 | Charles | Mann | U.S. Army | 1968-1974 |
| Russell P. | Martin | U.S. Army | WW I | |
| Russell W. | Martin | U.S. Army | WW II | |
| ES | Michael | Maryan | U.S. Air Force | 1969-1973 |
| TSGT | Ray | McCluskey Jr. | Army Air Corp | 1941-1945 |
| SGT | Francis | McCrory | U.S. Air Force | 1941-1945 |
| 1stLT | John Ed | McCue | U.S. Army | 1942-1946 |
| E5 | Ron E. | Meier | U.S. Army | 1967-1969 |
| PFC | Ralph L. | Meyer | U.S. Army | 1916-1918 |
| SRA | Richard | Meyer | U.S. Air Force | 1981-1985 |
| SGT | Tom | Meyer | U.S. Army | 1970-1972 |
| PFC | Robert N. | Meyer Sr. | U.S. Army | 1944-1946 |
| PVT | Robert C. | Mitchell | U.S. Army | 1966-1967 |
| PFC | Elmer | Newberry | U.S.Army | WW II |
| PFC | Clement | Noah | U.S. Army | 1942-1945 |
| MSGT | Albert | Nulsen | U.S. Army | 1951-1964 |
| E5 | Curtis | Nulsen | U.S. Navy | 1975-1981 |
| SGT | David W. A. | Nulsen | U.S. Army | 1961-1965 |
| PFC | Donald E. | Nulsen | U.S. Army | 1971-1975 |
| PFC | Robert E. | Nulsen | U.S. Army | 1972-1974 |
| SGT E-5 | Lori | Ohms | U.S. Army | 1982-1991 |
| SGT E5 | Chris | O'Neal | U.S. Marines | 1993-1998 |
| CAPT | Thomas | Orlando | U.S. Marines | 2012-2016 |
| E6 | Whitney | Patrick | U.S. Navy | 1998-2004 |
| SPC4 | Gary R. | Patton | U.S. Army | 1965-1968 |
| CPL | Reginald | Penberthy | U.S. Marines | 1969-1971 |
| SGT | Jordan | Phelps | U.S. Marines | OEF Afghanistan |
| LTC | Murray | Phillips | USAF/USAR | 1985-2022 |
| SPC4 | Giles R. | Pugh | U.S. Army | 1983-1985 |
| Doyle PeeWee | Reece | U.S. Army | 1959-1961 | |
| SPC | Arthur | Reid | U.S. Army | 1961-1963 |
| SPC | Larry | Reuther | U.S. Army | 1971-1973 |
| SGT | Ralph | Reuther | U.S. Army | 1969-1971 |
| E3 | George | Richardson | U.S. Navy | 1971-1974 |
| SSGT | William | Ricks | U.S. Army Air Force | 1942-1946 |
| CPT | Leonard | Riemer | U.S. Army AF | WW II |
| LTC | Patricia | Rose-Liana | U.S. Army | 16 Years |
| CPL | Dennis E. | Schambach | U.S. Marines | 1978-1982 |
| AN | Fredrick | Schambach | U.S. Navy | 1955-1957 |
| ES | James W. | Schambach | U.S. Army | 1969-1971 |
| SMSGT | Janet Turner | Segovia | U.S.A.F. | 1980-2005 |
| W.E. Jack | Shelton | U.S. Army | Korean | |
| E4 | Henry C. | Short | U.S. Army | 1974-1977 |
| 51 | Calvin C. | Simons | USNR | WW II |
| BM2C | Emery M. | Slater | USCG | 1941-1946 |
| CPL | Bill | Sloan | U. S. Marines | 1942-46; 1950-51 |
| SGT | Edward | Smith | U.S. Army Reserves | 1957-1965 |
| TEC5 | Ferrell | Smith | U.S. Army | WW II |
| SPC | Michael | Smith | U.S. Army | 2005-2008 |
| PFC | Charlotte | Smith Slater | USMC | 1951-1953 |
| PVT | Charles | Springston | U.S. Army | WW I |
| E8/1 SG | James | Steele | U.S. Army Reserves | 1964-70; 1975-96 |
| PFC | William A. | Stewart | U.S. Army | 1951-1953 |
| SSGT | John H. | Stone | U.S. Army AF | WWII Purple Heart |
| A1C | Paul G. | Stone | U.S. Air Force | 1952-1955 |
| 1st LT | Fred A. | Street Jr. | U.S. Army AF | 1943-1946 |
| YN3 | James D. | Teague | U.S. Navy | 1966-1976 |
| SGT | J. (Doc) | Thurman Jr. | U.S. Army Air Force | WW II |
| J. (Doc) | Thurmon Sr. | U.S. Army Cay. | WW II | |
| STGI | Stephane | Thurmon Sr. | U.S. Navy | 1992-2008 |
| SPS | Gary W. | Tolbert | U.S. Army | 1966-74 2A-4R |
| PFC | Noah D. | Tolbert | U.S. Army AC | 1943-1946 |
| SPS | Earl E. | Traynor | U.S. Army | 1972-1975 |
| SP4 | Guy W. | Traynor | U.S. Army | 1965-1967 |
| SP4 | Marion R. | Traynor | U.S. Army | 1967-70A; 70-731 |
| SGT | David | Troutner | U.S. Army | 1952-1954 |
| SP4 | Fred | Troutner | U.S. Army | 1958-1960 |
| CPL | Jack | Troutner | U.S. Army | 1952-1954 |
| SGT | Donald | Tucker | U.S. Army NG | 1966-1972 |
| TECH 5 | Earl C. | Tucker | U.S. Army | 1943-1945 |
| Samuel | Tucker | U.S. Army | 1917-1918 | |
| ICC | Dan | Turner | U.S. Navy | 1959-1979 |
| HMI | Jim | Turner | U.S. Navy/USNR | 1982-86; 1996-06 |
| SSG | John | Turner | Army/NG/AR | 1984-2001 |
| L/CPL | Leonard | Turner Jr. | U. S. Marines | 1983-1987 |
| MR3 | Robert | Vincent | U.S. Navy | 1971-1975 |
| L/CPL | Frank P. | Warren | USMC | 1959-1963 |
| SGT | John C. | Warren | U.S. Army | 1962-1965 |
| GYSGT | Kenneth | Warren | U.S. Marines | 1957-1966 |
| SP4 | Lionel | Warren | U.S. Army | 1963-1965 |
| SPC4 | Donald | Watson | U.S. Army | 1966-1969 |
| SFC | James | Watson | U.S. Army | Korean; Vietnam |
| CPL | John | Watson Jr. | U.S. Army | 1952-1954 |
| MAJ | Brian J. | Welch | U.S. Army | 1992-2018 |
| CPL | E. E. (Gene) | Welch | USAAC | 1943-1945 |
| PVT | Hubert | Wheeler | U.S. Army | 1944-1946 |
| MM3 | John H. | Wheeler | U.S. Navy | 1954-1956 |
| E3 | Paul L. | Wheeler | U.S. Navy | 1955-1958 |
| MM2 | James W. | Wheeler Jr. | U.S. Navy | 1952-1956 |
| MM1 | James W. | Wheeler Sr. | U.S. Navy | 1943-1946 |
| TEC4 | Grover | White | U.S. Army | WW II |
| E4 | Thomas D. | White | U.S. Navy/USNR | 1966-1972 |
| P0 3C | Todd | Wilson | USCG | 1980-1984 |
| PFC | Marion J. | Woodward | U.S. Marines | 1951-1953 |
| PFC | Thomas | Woodward | U.S. Army | 1943-1944 KIA |
| CPL | Charles | Wyble | U.S. Army | 1950-1953 |
| William B. | Wyble | U.S. Army Res. | 1960-1966 | |
| CPL | A. Skeeter | Yager | U.S. Army | 1942-1945 |
| SGT | P. Michael | Yates II | U.S. Marines | 2011-14; 2017-19 |
| E6 | David M. | York | U.S. Navy | 1967-71; 1973-75 |
